SOLUTION: 56) Social science. In a town election, the winning candidate had 220 more votes than the loser. If 810 votes were cast in all, how many votes did each candidate receive?
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Question 89738: 56) Social science. In a town election, the winning candidate had 220 more votes than the loser. If 810 votes were cast in all, how many votes did each candidate receive?
Answer by checkley75(3666) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
X+(X+220)=810
X+X+220=810
2X=810-220
2X=590
X=590/2
X=295 VOTES FOR THE LOOSER.
295+220=515 VOTES FOR THE WINNER.
PROOF
295+515=810
810=810
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